Hi!
Love this beef stew recipe, made it yesterday and it came out great! This was my 2nd time making it.
Now; here’s where i need your help. I have a 5Lb Beaver “Ham” (hind leg/butt) in my fridge. I’ve never cooked with beaver before. I’ve never eaten it either; in fact i have no experience with game! As you may expect; there isn’t a ton of recipe action on google. I did find out that some people swear by it, but…they probably live in the woods!
My plan is to essentially replace the chuck from the linked recipe with the beaver; but i truly don’t know if that’ll work/how to make it work. I am thinking i have 2 options:
cut the beaver into big pieces; sear like you would the chuck. Then cut into smaller pieces
keep it as one big piece of meat. Sear it on all sides; cook in the dutch oven, flipping it a couple of times throughout. At the end, i’d expect to shred it in the stew.
Hoping someone, anyone, has some experience with beaver and can help provide some guidance on how to integrate into this stew recipe! Or; point me in a different direction?
Happy labor day!! 🦫
Story: beaver created a dam which flooded a road on friend of a friends property. After 5 years and 2 road fixes; the county told buddy that he needs to do something about it. So he went into the woods and broke up the dam. The next year it happened again, he got a fine, and fixed the “problem” permanently. My friend got 2 “ham’s” and gave me one (along with a bunch of deer steaks). I accepted because i’ve never tried either before, and at this point i believe it’s better to eat it (use it) then throw it away. Would have been better to find a different solution. RIP mr. Beaver 🦫!
by gneightimus_maximus